Trousers presser



Feb. 3. 1925.

R.BARTELL TROUSERS PREssER Filed July 14. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 R.BARTELL TROUSERS PRESSER Feb. 3. 1925.

Filed July 14 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /A/VE/VTOR WM ATTY.

Patented Feb. 3, 1925e UNITED STATES REINHOLD BAR'IELL, OF NEWARK, NEWJERSEY.

TROUSERS PRESSER.

Application ined Juiy 14,

To all ill/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, RniNHoLD BARTELL, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trousers Pressers,of which the following is a specification.

In my prior patent. application, SerialNo. 507,677, filed Oct. 14, 1921,I have described certain improvements in trousers pressers, the purposeof which is to `forni a crease or fold in the cloth at the front andback of each leg of the garment. Means are described for clamping theseveral plates or boards of the presser together in order to afford thecreasing vpressure required. My present invention relates toimprovements in the clamping means, and is designed more particularly toafford quick and ready means for detaching the clamping cleats and forreplacing them in position. I have also shown a detachable pressureplate for connectioii with the lower end of the presser, whereby, thelower ends of the trousers legs may be properly creased and pressed.

IIn the drawings, I have shown several slight modifications in the meansfor attaching and securing the clamps in place, all of which are deemedto come within the general scope of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates a plan view of the presser with the clamps inadjusted position. Fig. 2 is a rear plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an edge elevation.

Fig. 4 is anend elevation of the same.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section o-f the presser plates showing the means bywhich the edges of the plates are connected together.

Fig. 6 is a similar section, showing a slight modification of the meansfor connecting the edges of the plates together.

Fig. T is a fractional plan view of one of the cleats and its keepershowing the means by which the width of the presser may be adjusted.

Fig. 8 is a fractional plan view of one of the keepers, showing theadjusting slot-s in the end thereof as located closer together in orderto provide for a larger number of adjustments.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modified form of the adjustable fastening forthe rear plates.

1922. Serial No. 574,892.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 1l is a modification of the front fastening cleat and its keepers.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a separable extension for insertion beneaththe garment and between the upper and lower plates for ci'easing'thelower ends of the trousers legs.

Fig. 13 is an edge view of the saine showing the method of folding suchextension over to fasten it to the'body of the plate with thetrousersleg therebetween.

Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate forms of eX- tensioii flaps to be fastened tothe bottoni plates 3 and 4 with the lower ends of the trousers legfolded back upon said plates with the extension flaps to be folded overand fastened above them.

Similar reference numerals refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawing. f

The presser consists primarily of the upper plates 1, 2jthe lower plates3, 4. The outerl edges of the plates 1 and 4 are connected together-by astrip of fabric 5, the edges of which are laid upon the outer edgesofthe boards and lines of stitching 6, 7, 8 and 9 are run along theedges of the boards to secure such strip of fabric in place as shown inFig. 5. The strip of fabric is of a width suicient to permit the foldingover of the two plates so as to afford the narrow space' 10v betweenthem as shown in Fig. 5. The inner edges of vthe bottom plates, 3 and 4are connected together by a strip of fabric 11 with the ends 12, 13folded under and secured by lines of stitching 15, 16. If desired,`acentral fold 17 may be provided longitudinally of the strip 11, thelimbs of such fold being held together by a line of stitching at theirbase. Thisaffords a means for enlarging or separating the plates whendesired, to fit a larger garment. This may be readily done by rippingout the stitch ing at the base of the fold.

In practise thev plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 are made of what is known in theart as Upson board, which is very similar to heavy straw board but iswater proof and soineiii'hat stiffer than the usual straw board of thesame weight and thickness. Upon the face of each of the plates 1, 2, 3and 4 are theL longitudinal strips 18, 19, 2O and 21. These may be ofwood or metal as desired. When made of wood, as shown, they are securedto the faces of the plates by gluing or, if desired, may be secured byrivets. The ends of each of strips 18, 19, 2O and 21 are provided withthe flat metal keepers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, riveted inplace as shown. The ends of the keepers are provided with the open slots30, spaced apart as shown. It will be noted, however, that the slotsupon one pair of the keepers are spaced closer together' than those uponthe other pair of keepers upon the same side of the presser. Beneath thekeepers, as above described, the several cleats, 31, 32, 33 and 34 areinserted, said cleats spanning across the upper and lower ends of thepresser plates. In order to retain these cleats in place, they areconnectd together in pairs by means of the tapes or strips of webbing35,36, a section of each of which,` as 37, 3S may be'made of elastic sothat when oneof the cleats is fitted under its .keepers the other,'beingconnected by means of the tape 35 or 36, may be stretched down andslipped under the other pair of keepers. Each of the cleats is providedwith a pair of ypins 39 for insertion in any of the slots 30 in thekeepers, so that the plates 1 and 2,3 and 4 may `be adjusted toward oraway Afrom each other to lit the various sizesof garments to be pressed.

In practise,l thepresser plates are laid out upon a fiat surfacefwiththeplates 3 and 4 uppermost,` and the cleats 33, 34 are adjusted undertheir respective keepers.

The plates are then turned over with the sections 1 and 2 uppermost andthey are folded out fiat while' the garment is laid upon and shapedupon' the upper faces of the two boards 3 and 4, after which, the twoboards 1 and 2 are carefully folded over the edges of the garment andthe cleats 31, 32 are adjusted as shown inv Fig. 1.

It `will be noted that the longitudinal strips'20 and 21, with theirkeepers 26, 27, 28 are located upon the plates 3 and 4, in a position toleave a considerable space between the'edge of the cleat 34` and thelower end of the presser. This is to afford a space for permitting thelower ends of the trousers to be folded back over the Irear plates 3 and4 and there held in place by the means hereinafter described.

In Fig. 6, I have shown a slightly difterent formfor fastening theseveral plates together. In this case, the two plates 1 and 4, and theplates 2 and 3v arelaid flat upon asurface with .their edges closetogether. Upon their line of juncture' I place Istrips of oilclothas 40,41v with the face thereof covered with some good water-proof adhesive.,`soV as to thoroughly cement saidstrips to the edges of the severalboards. lIf deffl sired, lines` of stitching'as y42 .maybe run along-the:edgesof thelboard andthe edges of .the strip as shown' in.,Fig..--6. A.wide

strip of the oilcloth 11 may be placed on the lower side of the twoplates 3 and 4 and secured thereto by cementing as above described inorder that the two sets of boards, 1, 4 and 2, 3 may be securedtogether. The same style of cleats and fastening devices as shown inFigs. 1 to 4 may be used in connection with this modification. The useof the strips of oilcloth for connecting the edges of the boardstogether as described in connection with Fig. 6 is advantageous in thisrespect?, when pressing trousers better results are obtained bydampening the line of the crease, and it will be observed that the lineof the crease will belocated between the folded parts of the oilclothstrips 40, 41; the moisture thus applied, will not penetrate theoilcloth and even lthough the plates 1, 2, 3 and 4-are made of non-waterproof material, the moisturecannot -in any wayaiect them. y

VAs above described the slotted ends of the kee aers 22 to 29 inclusive,in conjunction with the several pins 39, afford convenient and readymeans for adjusting the plate `to fit different sizes vof garments, vsothat lthe creased edges of the same maybe in as close proximity to theouter edges of the plates as possible, forv at rthose points thegreatest pressure is exerted when the plates are clamped together.

In some l.cases I may use a single fastening cleat upon the two ybottomboards, 3, 4 as shown in Fig. 9. `rlhe cleat50 is pivoted by means ofthe rivet 51V to the plate 3 near its inner edge as shown, with one endswinging under the keeper 52 andl 'the ,other end extending across andoverlapping the plate 4, so as to swing beneath the keeper 53. Uponthe'keeper 53 is'a spring member 54 having a pin 55 at itsiforward endso that it may be set into any one of a series. of apertures 5G in theadjacent end of the cleat 50. In this manner the-plates 3 and 4 may beadjusted towards and away from each other and firmlysecured.

In Fig. 11, IV have shown a slightly modified form of adjusting*means Inthis case the cleat- 57 is provided with a series of notches 53, 59 intoany one of which 'the indentationst). 61 on the keepers G2,- 63 may Ybeinserted. f Other forms o1 adjustnientmay be used if desired yorpreferred. I `hare vshown several differentmodifications, the

purpose of each ofwhich is to afford a secure fastening means by whichthe plates may be. held in their adjusted positions.

In Fig. 12,'I have shown a separablel e5;- tension 64, vwhich has atriangular piece (i5 integral therewith for insertion-betweeu the upperand lower Yplates,=and having lateral aps, 66 and 67 to fold overtheexposed ends of the trousers legs and therafter the lextension isfoldedoveruponthe plates 3,

4 with the tongue G3 tucked beneath thea-dlil?) -ia'eent cleat 34. Ifdesired a strong rubber band may be slipped over this folded extensionto hold it in place.

In Fig. 14, I have shown the extensions 69 and 7() as being attached toextensions 6 of the fabric strips 5', shown in Fig. 1, such fabricstrips extending' beyond the extension 69, 70 with their ends tiedtogether as means by which the presser with its contents may besuspended from a hook orused to wrap around the extensions 69, 70 afterthe same have been folded over against the plates 3, 4.

In Fig. l5, I have shown lateral flaps 7l, 72 as secured along the lowerends of the two plates 3, 4 by means of the fabric strips 73, 74 so thatsaid flaps 7l, 72 may be folded over the lower extremities of thetrousers after they have been turned up and placed upon the two plates3, 4. Fastening strings or tapes 75 may be attached to the free edges ofthe flaps 7l, 7 2 to be tied together after `said flaps have been foldedover so as to hold the trousers in place.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided apresser which in general contour conforms to the shape of the garment tobe pressed and that the several devices illustrated and described firmlyunite the parts together when the garment is in place and confines theedges of the garment between the upper and lower plates withconsiderable pressure. The provision of the extensions illustrated inFigs. 12 to 15 in elusive, also affords effective means for extendingthe crease at the front and rear of the trousers legs, the entire lengththereof.

IVhile I have described the plates l, 2, o and 4 as made of Upson board,yet I do not desire to confine myself to that material alone, sincewooden plates or plates made of straw board may be used and serve thepurpose under certain conditions, fully as well. The Upson board ispreferred because of its extreme lightness, its great toughness and itswater-proof qualities, although slightly more expensive than eitherstraw board or wood.

I claim:

l. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates,means for securing said plates in relative spaced relation to Vveachother, comprising a strip of fabric secured to the adjacent edges ofsaid plates.

a pair of upper plates of similar shape, strips of fabric connecting the.upper and lower plates in pairs, keepers upon each of said plates andcleats for insertion beneath said keepers to clamp said plates together.

2. In a trousers presser, the combination of tapering` upper plates anda similar pair of lower plates, a strip of fabric, connecting theadjacent edges of said lower plates together in spaced relation to eachother, strips of fabric, connecting the non-ad jacent edges of saidlower plates with the corresponding edges of said upper plates, clampingmeans upon said lower plates, said clamping means having devicesconnected thereto for holdingsaid lower plates in fixed relation, andclamping means upon the upper plates for securing the same in fixedrelation to said lower plates.

3. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of upper plates, anda pair of lower plates, means for flexibly connecting each of said upperplates with the corresponding lower plates and means for flexiblyconnecting said lower plates together to form a longitudinal channeltherebetween, keepers upon said lowerf plates and a cleatadapted to beinserted beneath said keepers and having means thereon to hold saidlower plates in fixed spaced relation, keepers upon the upper plates andcleats adapted to be inserted beneath said keepers, to hold said upperplates in fixed spaced relation.

4. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates,means for securing said plates in relative spaced relation to eachother, comprising a strip of fabric secured to the adjacent edges ofsaid plates, and a pair of upper plates of similar shape, strips offabric connecting the upper and lower plates in pairs, keepers upon eachof said plates, cleats for insertion beneath said keepers to clamp saidplates together, and a separable extension, adapted to be insertedbetween said upper and lower plates, said extension having lateral flapsadapted to fold over the extremities of the garment and thereafter saidextension and said garment folded over and secured to the ends off' saidplates.

In a trousers presser, the combination of tapering upper plates and asimilar pair of lower plates, a strip of fabric, connecting` theadjacent edges of said lower plates together in spaced relation to eachother, strips of fabric, connecting' the non-adjacent edges of saidlower plates with the corresponding edges of said upper plates, clampingmeans upon said lower plates', said clamping means having devicesconnected thereto for holding said lower plates in fixed spacedrelation, clamping means upon the upper plates for securing the same infixed relation to said. lower plates, and a separable extension, adaptedto be inserted between said upper and lower plates, said exten sionhaving lateral flaps adapted to fold over the extremities of the garmentand thereafter said extension and said garment folded over and securedto the ends of said plates.

6. In a trousers presser, the combination of a pair of lower plates,means for securing said plates in fixed relation and spaced apart fromeach other, said means comprising a keeper upon each of said plates, and

a. cleat Vadapted to be fitted in 'adjustable positions with respect tosaidvkeeper, saidy cleat and keeper'- liaving-'means' thereon `forholding, said plates 1n vfixed spaced vrelation tremities ot a garmenttherebetween.

7. In a trousers presser, the combination foi" a pair of upper plates,and a pairof lower plates, means for flexibly connecting' cachot' saidupper plates with the -corresponding lower plates and means forflexibly` *connectingV said lower plates together to form a longitudinalchannel` therebetween, keepers upon said lower plates 'and a cleatadapted to be inserted beneath'. said keepers and having means thereont0 hold` said lower plates in'ixed spaced' relation, keep-` ersupon theupper plates, cleats adapted'toy beinserted beneath said keepers to holdsaid upper plates in fixed spaced relation, and eX- tensions adapted tobe connected to the Vends of saidv plates and folded over thereupon to'enclose the extremities of a garment therebetween.

"REINHOL-D BARTELL-

